The Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi and Ranking Member on Parliament’s Committee of Economy and Development, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has called on the government to go beyond merely suspending the controversial 8% ‘Dumsor’ levy and scrap it entirely. Speaking in response to the government’s recent decision to halt implementationContinue Reading
14 suspected gunmen have been arrested, and a cache of weapons and ammunition seized following a cordon and search operation by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) and Ghana Police Service in the Binduri district of the Upper East region. The operation, conducted between the hours of 3:30pm to 4:50pm onContinue Reading
SHARE The Ministry of Education has released a list of 25 private senior high schools (SHSs) approved for inclusion in the 2025 Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) under the Free SHS policy. This is the first time private SHSs have been incorporated into the Free SHS programme, aContinue Reading
The Inspector-General of Police this week ordered major raids on illegal mining operations in and around the River Ankobra in the Western and Western Central regions, leading to the arrest of a total of 61 illegal miners. The suspects included 17 Burkinabes, with the rest being Ghanaians. Several changfan machines were destroyed,Continue Reading
The Tarkwa District Court One has fined two persons, Emmanuel Tawiah, labourer; and Ibrahim Mohammed, businessman, a total of GH¢1,560 for stealing and dishonestly receiving. They pleaded guilty, and each person was expected to pay a fine of GH¢780 or in default serve three months imprisonment each. Prosecuting, Police SergeantContinue Reading
President John Mahama has disclosed that the establishment of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has sanitised the gold trading and export business, raking in $2.7 billion in the short span of its operations. He added that the GoldBod has also strengthened the oversight responsibility in the export of the preciousContinue Reading
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has reopened the case involving former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah, following a fresh request from its new leadership. At a news conference in Accra, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng confirmed that EOCO had asked for the docket again and that the Office ofContinue Reading
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has uncovered a sprawling GH₵280 million corruption scandal at the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), with several top officials accused of abusing their positions for personal gain. In an official statement released by the OSP, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng revealed that investigations launched inContinue Reading
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has again declared former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta a wanted person, effective today, June 2, 2025. This is the second time the OSP has made such a declaration. Mr. Ofori-Atta was first labeled a “fugitive from justice” in February this year, after reportedlyContinue Reading
Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has once again been declared a wanted person by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), following his failure to appear for questioning on Monday, June 2, 2025. At a news conference in Accra, Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng revealed that lawyers for Mr. Ofori-Atta hadContinue Reading